Portland Street Response Now City Wide

Portland's new Street Response program has gone citywide. This program sends teams of paramedics and mental health professionals to respond to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, instead of sending armed police officers.

The program started off last year in the Lents neighborhood, and has now expanded to the entire city, including Cully.

If you come across someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis or who is intoxicated and needs support, please consider calling on Portland Street Response instead of the police. You just call 9-1-1 like you normally would, and ask them to send Portland Street Response.

This service is available every day 8:00am-10:00pm. Street Response teams can come to public places, including stores and public areas of businesses, but not private homes. Here is more information on the program:

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/28/portland-street-response-oregon-mental-health-crisis/